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Topic: Non-Spirit Obi-Wan (Read 2914 times)

This was one figure that I sort of felt needed some redoing (I realized this when the new Landspeeder came out) but was also was one I didn't really want too badly either.

Seeing the new Dagobah Obi who would want a non-Spirit version ala the Holo and Jedi Lukes of just a few waves ago...and why didn't Hasbro do this with the OTC version to begin with instead of wasting money on the POTJ Obi???

and why didn't Hasbro do this with the OTC version to begin with instead of wasting money on the POTJ Obi???

I want a non-Spirit Obi-Wan!

I guess they went with PotJ Obi-Wan because they were already molding him for the cup sets? That's the only reason I can think of for doing that. It would have made a lot more sense to re-use the mold like they did for Luke. Oh well...

Sign me up too please. It's definitely a nice sculpt, so a non-spirit version would be A-OK with me! The one thing that's always bothered me about the Obi-Wan figures though, which I think keeps him from looking as accurate as he should, is the lack of a "pointy beard". It's just too rounded off, like a normal beard, whereas it should stick out little more, and be a tad pointier...

But since we're getting the VOTC softgoods version which will work nicely with the Landspeeder, I say hook us up with another plastic, staticly posed one too (though some articulation would still be cool).

I was just gonna say, actually, about that I'm not really jonesin' for a non-spirit version of this figure.

I wouldn't turn it aside... I'd put it in my Cantina perhaps since he wasn't sitting most of the time there, but I just don't really WANT this figure now that the Vintage OTC one is coming up. To me, "old" ben is really done now if that figure's as good as I'm assuming it will be.

I'd rather they went with redoing E1 and E2 Kenobi's so THOSE two have a decent version of themselves. As many exist, you'd think they'd have had one good vanilla one by now.

Like I said though, i'd not pass him up only because he's appropriate for a few of my collection shelves, and likely would find a home in the Cantina or Tatooine shelf somewhere... Where he wouldn't, the VOTC would go, though that passenger seat in the Speeder's crying out for him to hop in and ride shotgun...

I wouldn't mind seeing a "non-spirit" version of the OTC Dagobah figure as well. It looks like a very good sculpt, and I'm actually kind of surprised that Hasbro didn't do this anyways since the molds are already made and ready to go...seems like an easy enough way for them to get some more money out of us

I agree, looking back on those characters (especially the Episode I versions), they could really stand to be re-done. Be nice to even see VOTC-style sculpts/articulation for a few of the main characters from each of the prequel movies as well.